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There are reported some massive changes happening behind the scenes of the Call of Duty franchise. According to a new report from Jason Schreier of Kotaku, Call of Duty 2020 is no longer being developed by Sledgehammer and Raven. It will instead be handled by Treyarch and it will be another entry in the Black Ops saga.

This is the first major change in the development cycle of the Call of Duty franchise since 2012. Since then, the Call of Duty games have cycled between three lead studios. Those studios...

Around the release of the Curse of Osiris update for Destiny 2, Bungie had vowed to take a drastically different approach to how they handle community favored weapons in the game. Old Bungie would have nerfed those weapons into the ground without a second thought.

But new Bungie? New Bungie said that they wanted to instead buff up other weapons to make them more attractive choices. This was a part of their "Go Fast Update" initiative. Specifically, here is what they said in all capital letters for some weird reason (via Game Rant)....

The Epic Games Store just kicked off its own multi-week long sale today. This sale finds discounts of up to 75% off of some titles. It also includes discounts on pre-orders for games like John Wick Hex, Borderlands 3, or Control. Just to name a few.

The way this sale works is this: Some games that are already out are on sale for up to 75% off. Other games that don't have a percentage off will be at least $10 off if their regular price is $14.99 and higher. On top of this, there will be a free game given out...

Every once in a while there comes a new game release that defies all expectations. A Plague Tale: Innocence is one such game. Thanks to a delicate balance of satisfying gameplay and an engaging story, A Plague Tale will sink its hooks into you right from its opening chapters. Though there are a couple of small missteps along the way, the journey you share with siblings Amicia and Hugo is one you really don't want to miss.

There are many more review "buzz words" I could use to describe A Plague Tale, but I will spare you from...

A new teaser trailer for Final Fantasy VII Remake was finally shown off today. It's the first one shown off in, I think, over a year. It's not much but maybe it'll be enough until we hear and see more this June. ...

Fortune Reveals List of 10 Powerful Women in Video Games

Fortune has released their list of the 10 women they feel are some of the most powerful and influential women in the gaming industry.

There are more women playing video games in the U.S. than at any time, according to recent research from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). The average American gamer is 31 years old and 48% are female, which is up from 40 percent in 2010. Women age 18 or older represent a significantly greater portion of the game-playing population (36%) than boys age 18 or younger (17%).
The popularity of free-to-play online and mobile games from Kim Kardashian: Hollywood to Candy Crush Saga to Plants vs. Zombies has helped the number of female gamers age 50 and older increase by

Blizzard Cancels Titan MMO After Seven Years in Development

After seven long years and multiple setbacks, Blizzard has finally just pulled the plug on the next MMO they were working on. It was simply called Titan and not much was really known about the game. Blizzard's CEO, Mike Morhaime, said that the project is now dead despite the company having never officially announced it.

"We had created World of Warcraft, and we felt really confident that we knew how to make MMOs. So we set out to make the most ambitious thing that you could possibly imagine. And it didn't come together.
"We didn't find the fun. We didn't find the passion. We talked about how we put it through a reevaluation period, and actually, what we ree

Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies Open Beta Begins Now

From now until September 25 at 9AM (PT), you can join in on the open beta for Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies. Billed as a free-to-play MMOFPS with both PvP and PvE elements.

Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies will have "over 20 different modes" to try and "over 60 Zombie filled maps" in the final release of the game. The game also includes a wide variety of weapons on top of the ones you're familiar with in the old Counter-Strike. It also includes both male and female characters to play as, a crafting system, and more.

If you play the game during the beta you will be rewarded with some special goodies.
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Triad Wars is a Free Sleeping Dogs Spinoff that Looks like APB

Those words above may have just sent you on a bit of a roller coaster of emotions. Triad Wars is an upcoming PC only free-to-play title coming from the Sleeping Dogs crew. Just don't expect this to be Sleeping Dogs 2 because it's not.

Valve has finally gotten around to giving a facelift to the old Steam storefront. The new store has gone live today and it's very, very blue. Valve is calling it the "Steam Discovery Update" and it includes new features like personalized shopping recommendations.

Valve today launched the Steam Discovery Update, which introduces new functionality and features designed to optimize the Steam shopping experience as the number of new titles on Steam increases.
In the past nine months, Steam has added over 1,300 new titles and grown to over 100 million active accounts. Designed to meet the demands of this growth, the Steam Discovery Update delivers a smarter Home page, offering recommendations based on past purchases, recent playtime, and recommendations by friends.
Steam Search has also been updated with extremely detailed filters. And a new feature called Curators allows anyone to become a taste maker and build a following.
"We have made great efforts to increase the number of titles we can publish on Steam, which means more choices for customers," said Alden Kroll of Valve. "This up

PlayStation TV coming to North America on October 14

PlayStation TV will be released in North America on October 14 and on November 14 for Europe. The PlayStation TV will include the ability to stream almost 700 games from the history of the PlayStation brand when the device launches next month.
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BioShock Infinite: The Complete Edition Coming in November

If you haven't yet picked up BioShock Infinite yet you may want to hold off for just another month. BioShock Infinite: The Complete Edition was added to the GameStop website earlier today for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. I'm sure other retailers will also sell the game.

Included in the $39.99 (USD) package is the base game and all previously released DLC.
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Ubisoft has released the first details on their Season Pass plans for Assassin's Creed Unity. It delivers something that fans have wanted for a while, a game that takes place in China. It also includes some extra goodies for your adventures in Paris and the Dead Kings campaign.

In the coming months, we will see a couple of new costume packs released for LittleBigPlanet 3 that tie in with other games. First up is a special Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes costume pack.

Metal Gear Solid was one of the very first content packs that we released for the first LittleBigPlanet, so it seemed only fitting to team up with our good friends at Konami to bring you some brand new Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zero costumes for LittleBigPlanet 3!
Our upcoming costume pack makes sure that the entire gang can join in on the fun and we have costumes for Sackboy, OddSock, Toggle and Swoop! Did you ever imagine you would see Sackboy and friends in such cool c